Gum massaging implement



Ap I D. M. ACKERMAN 2,196,284

' GUM MASSAGING IMPLEMENT Filed June 2, 1938 Jo, i 5a iatented Apr. 9, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- 2,196,284 IGUMVMASSAGINGY IMPLEMENT Dolletta. M. Ackerman, Los Angeles, Calif.

' A plication-June 2, 1938, Serial No. 211,415

I 1 Claim. (01.12s -62) This invention relates to gum massaging implements and more particularly to'devices for the care and treatment of the gums and teeth and the invention has for' an objectto provide a convenient hand operated implement combining a tooth brush and a preferably rubber tooth -cleaning and massaging device.

With the above and other objects in' view, in cluding the provision of a device of 'thegeneral nature above outlined which will be exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction and organization, which will be sanitary, highly ef-- ficient, and generally satisfactory-in use, the invention consists in the novel and useful provision,

formation,combination and association of parts members and features, all v as hereinafter described, shown in the drawing, and finally pointed out in claim.

In the drawing:

Like parts in the several figures of the drawing are designated by. like reference characters.

In Figures 1, 2 and 3 Ihave shown an attach- 30 ment formed of resilient rubber or. the like and.

including a sleeve or open-ended; portion 28 slipped onto the tooth brush handle 25 to form a. holding means. plemented by a post or neck 29 which passes through the handle aperture 3|, a button or head 30 on the neck securely binding the parts. This supporting hook.

'42 is attached by means of the neck and'head 44 Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention, the] This holding'means is supneck springs from the plate or base 26v from which the prongs 21 extend. In Figure 3 1 have .shown an integral loop 32 forming an eye at the extreme tip of the device for engagement with a 5 An angled tooth brush handle is shown at 39 in Figure 4. This handle is suitably bent at 40 to provide a properly related end portion at 4|. To this end 4! a hemispherical resilient. element 10 which issuppIemented by a pair of; bands 45 passed over the handle. Flexible prongs are shown at 43 and a slidable, loop is shown at 46 for engagement by a hook.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself, to the specific disclosure herein, butreserve the right in practicing the invention, to

' vary the same both with respect to the configura tion of the massaging element and the formation of its working surface, and all without departing from the spirit of the invention and the terms of the following claim.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

Agum massaging implement including a shank having an opening at one end, a fiat, elongated and the elongated member lies on the opposite side, and massaging prongsfcarried by the elongated. member and proj ecting away from the shank.

DOLLETTA M. ACKERMAN. 

